New Mattheson Studies

by George J. Buelow (Editor), Hans Joachim Marx (Editor)

Overview

This 1984 collection of essays brings together the research on Johann Mattheson (1681–1764), an influential musician and chronicler of musical thought in eighteenth-century Germany. The essays explore the cultural climate of Hamburg during Mattheson's lifetime; Mattheson as a composer; Mattheson's relationship to his contemporaries; and Mattheson's influence on developing musical theories and aesthetics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521251150
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/27/1984
Pages:	510
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.45(h) x 1.26(d)

Table of Contents

Preface; General abbreviations; Abbreviations for the works of Johann Mattheson; 1. The legacy of Johan Mattheson: a retrospective evaluation Beekman C. Cannon; Part I. Mattheson and His Times: 2. Hamburg zur Zeit Johann Matthesons: Politik, Wirtschaft und Kultur Hans Wilhelm Eckardt; 3. Johann Mattheson als Diplomat in Hamburg Folkert Fiebig; 4. Mattheson and the aesthetics of theater Gloria Flaherty; 5. Zur hamburgischen Gelehrtenrepublik im Zeitalter Matthesons Jürgen Rathje; Part II. Mattheson as Composer and Writer on Music: 6. Johann Mattheson's 'Inquiring Composer' Beekman C. Cannon; 7. Mattheson's arrangement of Handel's Radamisto for the Hamburg Opera Winton Dean; 8. Mattheson als Begründer der ersten Musikzeitschrift (Critica musica) Imogen Fellinger; 9. Polemik als Erkenntnisform: Bemerkungen zu den Schriften Arno Forchert; 10. Unbekannte Kompositionen aus Johann Mattheson's Nachlass Hans Joachim Marx; 11. Mattheson on performance practice Frederick Neumann; 12. Die Verzierungskunst aus Matthesons Sicht Hans Turnow; Part III. Mattheson and his Contemporaries: 13. Der vollkommene Capellmeister as a stimulus to J. S. Bach's late fugal writing Gregory G. Butler; 14. Mattheson and Handel: their musical relations in Hamburg J. Merrill Knapp; 15. Mattheson und Gottsched Siegfried Kross; 16. Mattheson as biographer of Handel Alfred Mann; 17. Johann Mattheson and J. S. Bach: the Hamburg connection George B. Stauffer; Part IV. Mattheson and the Music Theory and Aesthtics of the Eighteenth Century: 18. Zur Handhabung der 'inventio' in der deutchen Musiklehre des frühen achtzehnten Jahrhunderts Wulf Arlt; 19. Johann Mattheson and the invention of the Affektenlehre George J. Buelow; 20. The genesis of Mattheson's style classification Claude V. Palisca; 21. Mattheson und die französische Musik Herbert Schneider; 22. Verwechselung, Voraunsnehmung, and Verzögerung: important Mattheson contributions to eighteenth-century music theory David A. Sheldon; Part V. Mattheson Bibliography: An Evaluation: 23. Johann Mattheson's historical significance: conflicting viewpoints Ernest Harriss; Name index; Index of Mattheson's writings and compositions.